Re: Stick floats history
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:55 pm
That's the good thing about match fishing any mistakes in your set up soon become apparent Backhand totally agree.
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Thanks Match Aerial.Match Aerial wrote:That's the good thing about match fishing any mistakes in your set up soon become apparent Backhand totally agree.
I stopped aged 42 in 1997. My era was canal matches every week 80-100+ pegs League matches 36 teams of 6 anglers 216 anglers all in a row. Fenland drain matches in the winter when the roach stopped feeding on the canal. Angling times winter leagues 144 pegs and many more I haven't got the room to post. I stopped when I knew the decline had started. I have never had any interested in fishing a commercial fishery. I know some that love it, but it's not my cup of tea. I would rather catch wild fish that are hard to catch. I have never wanted to catch 100lb. I would rather go to fair venues where everyone stood a chance. Invariably this meant Roach waters, my favorite match fishing fish.Olly wrote:I always fished for bites when match fishing! The lightest line & smallest hooks I could see!! Quite a challenge with a 3lb fish let alone a carp --- how things have changed!!
I agree about fashion's Firebird, with river fishing the float you use depends a lot on what the target fish are. When it was roach winning matches then quite often it was stick float fishing the crease that was the winning method. On different venues or rivers it might be Chub and quite often this would entail long distance waggler fishing against trees or bushes. The feeder put an end to that though. My background is canal match fishing and predominately when roach were the target in the 70's-90 before poles took over and bream and carp became the target fish. They were far better and more even matches when roach were the quarry. Everyone float fished with rod and reel. There were certain methods that were head and shoulders above the rest. They became the fashion because it was the best method. If you weren't on " the method " you seldom did any good unless you drew a flyer.Firebird wrote:Hi Backhand
Yes, the winners will catch the fish, though sometimes they will be using different floats/methods/baits. One cannot pin down the cause, or there is always uncertainty. I fished matches too in the past and noted how fashions change and how everyone tended to copy everyone else. I've never bothered with wire floats myself, but I imagine with all that loading they would cast quite nicely. I think the float that feels good to one angler may not feel so to another. Stick float used to be my favourite way of fishing on the Thames, though a feeder often did much better. At one time everyone used wagglers, before that it was dumpys. Fashions come and go.
How so very true backhand, in fact the last few posts you've put up on this page is all good sound advice,Backhand wrote:I agree about fashion's Firebird, with river fishing the float you use depends a lot on what the target fish are. When it was roach winning matches then quite often it was stick float fishing the crease that was the winning method. On different venues or rivers it might be Chub and quite often this would entail long distance waggler fishing against trees or bushes. The feeder put an end to that though. My background is canal match fishing and predominately when roach were the target in the 70's-90 before poles took over and bream and carp became the target fish. They were far better and more even matches when roach were the quarry. Everyone float fished with rod and reel. There were certain methods that were head and shoulders above the rest. They became the fashion because it was the best method. If you weren't on " the method " you seldom did any good unless you drew a flyer.Firebird wrote:Hi Backhand
Yes, the winners will catch the fish, though sometimes they will be using different floats/methods/baits. One cannot pin down the cause, or there is always uncertainty. I fished matches too in the past and noted how fashions change and how everyone tended to copy everyone else. I've never bothered with wire floats myself, but I imagine with all that loading they would cast quite nicely. I think the float that feels good to one angler may not feel so to another. Stick float used to be my favourite way of fishing on the Thames, though a feeder often did much better. At one time everyone used wagglers, before that it was dumpys. Fashions come and go.
Thanks Thames MudlarkerThames Mudlarker wrote:Backhand wrote:Firebird wrote:Hi Backhand
How so very true backhand, in fact the last few posts you've put up on this page is all good sound advice,
this is all my sought of fishing being a big roach and dace fanatic and take serious interest in any quality discussions like this
Stuart
I now need to start thing about what I am going to say, I don't want it to be an anticlimax. I only work part time Mon-Thurs, So will probably have to start thinking on Friday.Match Aerial wrote:I am away interested in old match fishing story's.
Looking forward to anything you have to say backhand
MA